A student has gone viral after sharing a touching compilation video capturing her 87-year-old grandfather's reaction each time she visits him.

Jennifer Barclay, from Scotland, took to Twitter on Friday to share the one minute clip of him greeting her at his front door when she arrives for dinner at his home in the coastal town of Methil.

The clip shows Jennifer's beaming grandfather Robert opening the door on 17 different occasions, greeting her with open arms and cheeky quips.

Captioning the video, Jennifer wrote: 'My wee Grandad, 87 years young and he's my number one guy.

'I love him with all my heart. And I love recording his reactions when I come to visit. I hope everyone can appreciate the video I've made as much as I do'.

And the video quickly went viral, racking up 81,529 retweets and 444,265 likes, with Jennifer's emotional followers sharing their delight at the heartwarming post.

My wee Grandad, 87 years young and he’s my no.1 guy💕 I love him with all my heart. And I love recording his reactions when I come to visit. I hope everyone can appreciate the video I’ve made as much as I do👴🏻💕xoxo pic.twitter.com/4XK4TEBctQ

Jennifer Barclay, a student from Scotland, has gone viral after sharing a touching compilation video capturing the moment her 87-year-old grandfather (seen above) opened his door to her every time she visited him

The video sees Jennifer's grandfather opening the door with various greetings, at one point hilariously demanding a 'password'.

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Jennifer shared a second tweet, writing: 'No matter how many times I watch the video of my granddad opening the door, it brings a tear to my eye. So much love'.

The video, which has since racked up over five million views in just two days, as well as hundreds of comments from followers reminiscing over their own grandparents.

The clip shows Jennifer's beaming grandfather opening the door in an array of smart shirts, greeting her with open arms and cheeky quips

Explaining the video, Jennifer wrote: 'My wee Grandad, 87 years young and he's my number one guy', of the clip that racked up over five million views

Posting her own video, one follower wrote: 'Reminds me of my grandfather. I got this video of him when he made me soup at 6 in the morning after hearing from my mom I was sick.'

Another added: 'My grandfather died when I was 12. I always wish I could have had more time with him; he was a wonderful man. I cherish the memories I do have (including all of those Italian Sunday dinners!) a great deal.'

Speaking of his own close relationship with his grandfather, another tweeted: 'I lost my Grandfather this week. He was 90. A second father to me... I'm gutted, but will always remember his kindness, teasing and unconditional love.'

The video sees Jennifer's grandfather opening the door with various greetings, at one point hilariously demanding a 'password'

Many admitted the video had made them emotional, praising Jennifer's post. 'What I would do for one more visit with my own. This just made my heart so full', one said

Posting her own video, one follower wrote: 'Reminds me of my grandfather. I got this video of him when he made me soup at 6 in the morning after hearing from my mom I was sick'

And many more admitted the video had made them emotional, praising Jennifer's post.

'What I would do for one more visit with my own. This just made my heart so full', one said.

Another tweeted: 'What a gem, grandparents are the best. I wish I still had mine'.

Remarking on her grandfather's reaction, another said: 'The 'hello honey bun' at the end my heart is full'.

Jennifer took to Twitter on Friday to share the one minute clip of his adorable reactions to her arriving for dinner with her grandparents in the coastal town of Methil

Remarking on his reaction, another follower said: 'If someone isn’t this happy when they see me, then I don’t need them'

'Omg his smile- he needs to live till forever', another follower wrote, sharing a gif of a happy man

Others noted his pristine appearance, with one woman writing: 'He's so freaking cute with his sweaters on', and one adding: 'OMG He came to that door fresh asf the entire time' (sic).

Concluding, another said: 'If someone isn’t this happy when they see me, then I don’t need them'.

Remarking on the popularity of her video Jennifer joked that her grandfather had 'broken the internet' adding that she had even set up an Instagram account for the sweet man.

The account, the.grandad.diaries has thus far only shared one post but already boasts 450 followers.

Jennifer has since set up an Instagram account for her grandfather Robert which already boasts 450 followers

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Woman goes viral with heartwarming videos of her grandfather’s reaction every time she visits him